Fortich's work for the poor remembered*

"The Church should remain even more resolute in being the conscience of society, staunch defender of the oppressed and guardian of civil liberties."

This was the message of Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra who quoted from Synod II Decree No. 94 in calling on the faithful yesterday to join a multi-sectoral prayer rally for peace in the country.

The rally to be held at the Bacolod Public Plaza is spearheaded by the Diocese of Bacolod and will start with a march from four assembly points at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

'38 of WNC nursing
grads topnotchers'
BY CARLA GOMEZ

A West Negros College official yesterday said 38 of the 476 WNC December 2005 Nurse Licensure Examination passers whose withheld results were released by the Board of Nursing last week had scores that placed them among the top 20 examinees.

WNC Vice President Ernesto Arbolario said their official partial list shows that Pearl Angeli Palacios Pedroso had a score of 85.40 to place her in second place, while Lovelle Vargas Lagaña, Francis Te, Aldwin Tejas Rafols and Maria Lina Mirandilla Hagad had scores of 84.20 percent to place them in 8th place.

LTFRB says: We're acting
on fake franchise problem
BY CHRYSEESAMILLANO

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board regional director Porfirio Clavel yesterday said his office is doing everything to resolve the problem of fake franchises in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental.

The drivers and victims of fake franchises in Bacolod City, earlier, said they will be forced to file anti-graft charges against LTFRB if the problem is not resolved.

Clavel said even the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod had passed a resolution asking LTFRB to open additional franchises for the victims of fake franchises, and added that he had also explained the case in all their conferences with the LTFRB.